People v. Pipkin

Ralph Pipkin (Pipkin or appellant) appeals from the trial court's order denying his motion to dismiss and recommitting him for treatment under the Mentally Disordered Offender Act (MDO Act) ( Pen. Code, § 2960 et seq. )1 . The sole issue before us is whether the challenged recommitment order was fatally flawed because the underlying felony offense supporting Pipkin's original commitment as a mentally disordered offender (MDO) has been reduced to a misdemeanor in accordance with Proposition 47. However, Pipkin's MDO recommitment expired on October 13, 2016-while the instant appeal was…